The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-08-20
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swell, Idon't know II you'd 'a'called
her so OF not We don't think much
how she looked after the first Sac
was slender-built girl and her face
looked sort of kind and bright both to
me. Her voice was as soft-wcll, as
soft as voice can be. and it kind OF
sang when she felt happy. She looked
you straight in tho eyes when she
spoke. don't believe the worst man
that yer lived could have told tina,
girl lie if it had been to save his life.
Her hair was brown. She was differ
cnt from girls in general, somehow"
Il think we may say that she was
pretty" observed Miss Vaughn, with
little smile.
Il amt so sure Of that There
plenty of ladies come over the road
since that I suppose folks would say
was better looking than she was. But
l never see any face quite like hers.
1t was still, like lake. and you seemed
to feel as if there was depths to it.
And the farther you went down, the
sweeter it got. She never made any
rustling when she walked. She wasn't
that kind"
Another pause, which Miss Vaughn
was careful not to break.
81 don't know what them children
| would "a done without her." went on
the engineer, as if talking to himself.
Then, with sudden energy, Il don't
know what any of us would "a done
without her. The only trouble was
that she couldn't be every where at
once. There was a sick lady in the
drawing-room end Of one Of the
Pullmans. She had weak lungs, and
was going out to California for the
benefit of her health. Well, the cold
and the snow brought on hemorrhage.
That was the second day after we was
blockaded. There wasn't no doc
tor on board, and her husband
he was mighty scared. He comes
through to the front car to find
the conductor, looking pale as a ghost.
My wife's dying, said he. Amt
there no medical man on the tramp
And when we said no he Just gave a
groan. Then she must die, he said.
Great heavens! Why did l bring her
on this fatal journey?"
Perhaps the young lady'll have
some remedies, suggested one of the
porters; for we'd all got into the way
already of turning to the young lady
whenever things were wrong.
"Well, went on for her, and you
never see one so level-headcd as she
seemed to be. She knew just what to do;
and she had the right medicine in her
bag; and in less than an hour that poor
lady was resting quite comfortable,
and her husband the most relieved man
that ever was Then the young lady
came along to where l was standing
there wasn't nothing for me to do. but
l was waiting, for I didn't know
but there might be - and
said she: Mr.. Scott, I am growing
anxious about the fuel. Do you think
there is plenty to laste Suppose we
were to be kept here week?'
'Now just think Of it! not one Of us
dumb fools had thought of that You
see we was expecting to be relieved
from hour to hour, for we had tele-
graphed both ways, and the snow had
stopped by that time, and none of us
had any notion it was going to be the
job it was to dig us out Only the young
lad,r had the sense TO remember that it
might take longer than we was cal
culating on.
Says I: If we are kept here week,
there won't be shovelful of Goals left
for any Of the fires, let alone the en-.
CINE.
" Then don't you think says she.
in her soft voice, that it would be
wise plan to get all the passengers to-
gether in one car. and keep a good
fire up thcrc, and Let the other stoves
90 out? It's no matter if we are a
little crowded., says she.
"Well, of course, it was the only
thing to do, as we SEQ at once when it
was put into our heads. We took the
car the sick lady was in, SOS she'd not
have to be disturbed. and we made up
beds for the children. and somehow all
the passengers managed to pack in,
train hands and I'LL. 1t was a tight
squeeze, but that didn't matter SO
much, because the weather was 80
awfully cold.
THAT was the way I como to SEQ so
much of the young lady. I hadn't
any thing to keep me about the engine,
SO ! kind of detailed myself off to wait
on her. She was busy all day long
doing things for the rest. It's queer
how peoples characters come out at
such times. We got to know all about
each other. People stopped sir-ing
and ma AIMING and being polite, and
showed for just what they were worth
The selfish ones, and the shirks, and
the towards. and the mean cusses who
wanted TO blame some one for sending
the weather-thcre want no use for
any Of them to try to hide themselves
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